Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Catholic Connect, a website of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, reported that “between 25 and 30 people were physically assaulted. At least five individuals suffered serious injuries.”

Diocesan officials hope that what is described as “rapid prepackage bankruptcy” will allow the diocese itself to emerge more quickly from six years of bankruptcy proceedings.

The diocese said in a statement:

In furtherance of the efforts of all Parishes within the Diocese to achieve a fair and just resolution of abuse claims, and in an effort to bring the bankruptcy proceedings of the Diocese of Buffalo to a successful conclusion, a revised Chapter 11 plan that soon will be filed by the Diocese provides that all parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo will file ‘rapid prepackaged bankruptcy’ cases immediately before a hearing on confirmation of the plan.

This will happen if and only if sufficient votes are received for approval of the plan. This approach has the support of pastors and the Diocese.

The presiding minister is encouraged to offer the following words of welcome:

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we join in this national observance with gratitude and hope, honoring the many immigrant communities whose faith, labor, cultures, and sacrifices have helped shape this nation into what it is today.

In a spirit of remembrance and thanksgiving, we also recognize their struggles, aspirations, and enduring dreams for future generations, while acknowledging with humility the voices and lived experiences of those who were forcibly brought to this land.

Pope Leo XIV accepted Bishop José Moreira da Silva‘s resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Brazil. The prelate was 72, three years before the age when bishops are required to present their resignations to the Pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV received the president of the Community of Madrid on June 1, five days before he is scheduled to begin his apostolic journey to Spain.

As a strain of Ebola for spreads in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Church officials are urging people to remain vigilant..

Archbishop Hicks told Vatican News that “I just want to express my gratitude to the Holy Father for giving us in such an early stage of his pontificate, something like this, of substance and something that’s relevant and needed.”

“I look forward to where the conversations go and some of the decisions go because of it,” he added. “He’s helping to shape what the world looks like. And he’s doing so within the context of Catholic social teaching and also the mission of the Church, which comes from Jesus Christ.”